Anchorage for tennis-nets and the like.



ANCHORAGE FORFT W LORD l ENIIIIS NET S AND THE LIKE.

1.5239924. APPLICATION FILED OCT. II I9I6 PatentedSept. 11 1917 these members consist of a plate 11, having formed integral therewith `a plurality of projecting teeth 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. The plate may be formed of any suitable material, but I prefer it should be constructed of galvanized sheet iron and the teeth project at an approximate right angle to the surface of the plate.

In one side of each plate, I produce a perforation and in the perforation I secure one end of a chain, wire or other flexible member.

The length of each of these toothed plates may be determined by the peculiar requirements, as may the width and thickness of the material from which they are constructed.

A flexible member secures two toothed plates, as shown in Figs. 1 and d, and I desire that two plates. 6 and`7, or their equivalents, with a connecting fiexible member, should be used as a single holding unit and when formed as described and secured together by a flexible member, the members 6 and 7, may be inserted at any desired position and the guy rope or strap or any other device which it is desired to secure, may be passed around the flexible member and held thereby.

In holding down a tennis net, the toothed plates are arranged upon the center line of the court and they should be forced into the surface of the court until their upper surfaces lie fiush with the surface of the court. In this position a flexible member is ready to receive the strap or belt 9.

When holding a guy rope, one -or two sets of units may be used .as shown in Fig. l, and should be inserted in the manner previously described.

lVIy device has advantages over the ordinary pegs in that they provide a .multiplicity of engaging points. When tension is applied to the flexible member the tendency is to draw the plates 6 and 7, toward each other, with the result that the teeth of these pla-tes engage with greater firmness the material into which they are inserted.

In Fig. 5, I show that the teeth of the Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of atents,

plates may be deflected. This may occur when the plates are inserted into the sandy vor gravelly soil, or into soil having rootsor other obstructions, which meet the teeth. This deflection of the teeth is not objectionable, in fact, it may be considered an advantage in causing the teeth to clampingly departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantagcs of the invention.

Having carefully and fully described my invention what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is: j

1. Means for retaining a tennis net, comprising a plurality of plates, each provided with a plurality-of teeth, and a flexible member between said toothed plates.

2. Means for retaining a tennis net, comprising a plurality of plates each having a plurality of independent teeth, a flexible member between said toothed plates, and a flexible member adapted to engage a net and said first mentioned flexible member.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a plurality of perforated plates, a plurality of teeth supported thereby and extending at right angles to the surface thereof, and .a fiexible member secured in said perforation and extending a-pproxr mately parallel with the surface of said plates, as and for'the purpose set forth.`

gli. A securing'means 'comprising a plurality of toothed plates, a flexible member extending betweenV said plates and secured thereto and al ,flexible member adapted to engage said first flexible member.

v Signed at New lYork city, this Sept. 1916.

FREDERICK TVAIT LORD.

surety or Washington, 2D. C. 

